Coat and trousers hanger



J11}? 11, 1939. E. A. BLINN COAT AND TROUSERS HANGER Filed May 12, 1937 Edw'ara/ 1 7. Eli/7f? m zzm lll ATTORNEYJ Patented July 11, 1939 ZJNETED STATES PATENT GFFlfiE 4 Claims.

The invention relates to a coat and trousers hanger.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a hanger of this character, wherein trousers can be conveniently clamped therein when such hanger is suspended from a support, there being opening and closing jaws under the control of the suspension or hanger hook, these jaws serving to grip the trousers for the holding thereof and thus both a body garment and trousers can be held by the hanger, the jaws being also adaptable for clamping a skirt or the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hanger of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel in form and enables the placing of garments thereon to avoid wrinkling of such garments when hung from the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a hanger of this character, which is extremely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eifective in operation, strong, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred and modified forms of embodiment of the invention and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a coat and trousers hanger constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the jaws for clamping trousers in an open position.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modification.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, A designates generally a body garment hanger frame, being of conventional construction or form comprising a central block-like portion 39 having a pair of dependent arm-like members 3! formed integral therewith substantially as shown. The hanger frame A has medially thereof hanger eyes H] in which are journaled inverted substantially U-shaped suspension bails ll, these being spaced from each other and are adapted to swing toward and away from one another. Carried by these bails II are board-like trousers clamping jaws I2 which medially thereof have loosely connected thereto opening and closing links I3 connected by a pivot l4 common thereto to the stem l5 of a suspension hook or the like I6.

I This suspension hook is trained through a guide bore ll provided centrally in the frame A and serves as an actuator for the opening of the jaws 12 which are adapted for the clamping of trousers to be hung or held thereby. The frame A is adapted to carry a coat or other body garment to be hung by the hanger. Also the jaws I2 will serve to clamp and hang a skirt or the like.

Surrounding the stem I5 is a coiled retractile spring is having the end l9 engaged with the pivot i l and its other end 20 made fast in the frame A. This spring functions for the automatic closing of the jaws l2 whereby the same will clamp a garment such as trousers, a skirt or the like thereby. The jaws l2 are opened by pushing upon the hook i6 with the result that the links l3 will spread the said jaws I2 apart to an open position. Normally the jaws l2 are closed by the tension of the spring l8 active upon the pivot M connecting the links l3 with the stem i5 of said hook iii.

In Figure 4 of the drawing there is shown a modification of the invention, wherein the hanger is restricted for the hanging of trousers or a skirt or the like only and involves a head 2| through which plays the stem 22 of a hanger hook 23. This stem 22 is pivoted at 24 to the links 25 connected to the jaws in a manner as hereinbefore stated. The head 22 swingingly supports the hanger bails 25 carrying the jaws, one being in dicated at 21.

What is claimed is:

1. A hanger of the character described comprising a member, hanger bails swingingly connected with the member, jaws carried by said bails, links pivoted to the jaws, a hanger hook comprising a hook element and shank portion, said shank portion being slidable through said member and pivotally connected to said links, and tensioning means active for normally maintaining the jaws closed with respect to each other.

2. A hanger of the character described comprising a member, hanger bails swingingly connected with the member, jaws carried by said bails, links pivoted to the jaws, a hanger hook comprising a hook element and shank portion, said shank portion being slidable through said member and pivotally connected to said links, and tensioning means active for normally maintaining the jaws closed with respect to each other and having connection with said member and the pivot connecting the links with the said shank portion.

3. A hanger of the character described comprising a member consisting of a central portion and a pair of dependent members formed integral therewith adapted to support the collar portion of a coat and the like, a plurality of hanger bails attached to said central portion of said member whereby swinging movement of the bails relative to the member is permitted, cooperating jawlike members carried on said bails, a hanger hook comprising a hook element and shank portion, said shank portion being received in and slidable through an opening formed in said central portion of the member, connecting members attached 7 to the jaw-like members and to the terminal portion of said shank, resilient tensioning means attached to said central member and to said connecting members at the point of attachment of same to the shank, said tensioning means being adapted to normally urge the portion of the shank attached to the connecting members toward the central portion whereby the cooperating jaw-like members tend to dispose themselves in substantially closed relationship,

4. A hanger of the character described comopening formed in said central portion of the member, connecting members attached by means including pivots to the jaw-like members and to the terminal portion of said shank, resilient tensioning means attached to said central member and to said connecting members at the point of attachment of same to the shank, said tensioning means being adapted to. normally urge the portion of the shank attached to the connecting members toward the central portion whereby the cooperating jaw-like members tend to dispose themselves in substantially closed relationship.

EDWARD A. BLINN. 

